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. 1975 Feb;72(2):693–696. doi: 10.1073/pnas.72.2.693

Life history of Coelomomyces psorophorae.

H C Whisler, S L Zebold, J A Shemanchuk
PMCID: PMC432381  PMID: 235761

Abstract

The mosquito parasite, Coelomomyces psorophorae (Blastocladiales, Chytridiomycetes) alternates obligately between the larvae of Culiseta inornata and the copepod Cyclops vernalis. Isogametes, derived from heterothallic, wall-less gametangia which develop in the copepod, fuse to produce a diploid zygote that subsequently infects the mosquito host. Zoospores from the resistant sporangia which are produced in the haemocoel of the mosquito infect the copepod. A tentative life-history is proposed and implications of these discoveries for the biology, taxonomy, and possible role of Coelomomyces in biological control are discussed.

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